Who delivered the final blow? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

The 1,000 Reader · 12-05-2005, 06:56 PM

To talk sense into fanatical Sauron fans that may visit the board and think that Sauron is their "Ultra super-duper badguy!11", Sauron isn't that great. The Tale of Beren and Luthien shows that he is highly egotistical and lacking combat experience, even stupid(sending the wolves one by one and attacking Luthien when she was no threat to him and Huan had just dropped his guard.)

With this past experience, I doubt Sauron would have gotten up a few seconds later. I believe that Isildur, as previously stated, bravely cut the ring off of a dead Sauron.

I feel that Elendil slew Sauron. Gil-Galad falling by the black hand is mentioned first and even though it(a passage) was mainly written to say that Narsil broke, I believe the passage is also saying that Elendil lived longer and dealt the finishing blow.

This is just my opinion.

View Poll Results: Who delivered the final blow?
Elendil	7	25.00%
Gil-Galad	3	10.71%
Isildur	18	64.29%
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12-05-2005, 06:56 PM	#10
The 1,000 Reader Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: I don't know. Eastern ME doesn't have maps. Posts: 527	To talk sense into fanatical Sauron fans that may visit the board and think that Sauron is their "Ultra super-duper badguy!11", Sauron isn't that great. The Tale of Beren and Luthien shows that he is highly egotistical and lacking combat experience, even stupid(sending the wolves one by one and attacking Luthien when she was no threat to him and Huan had just dropped his guard.) With this past experience, I doubt Sauron would have gotten up a few seconds later. I believe that Isildur, as previously stated, bravely cut the ring off of a dead Sauron. I feel that Elendil slew Sauron. Gil-Galad falling by the black hand is mentioned first and even though it(a passage) was mainly written to say that Narsil broke, I believe the passage is also saying that Elendil lived longer and dealt the finishing blow. This is just my opinion. __________________ "And forth went Morgoth, and he was halted by the elves. Then went Sauron, who was stopped by a dog and then aged men. Finally, there came the Witch-King, who destroyed Arnor, but nobody seems to remember that." -A History of Villains Last edited by The 1,000 Reader; 12-06-2005 at 05:18 PM.